Monitoring the Session

HB 5010

Bill sets rules for border wall memorials

Did not pass

Verdict: No flags

No flagsReviewed
Rep. David SpillerRHouse 68

Editor's call: No flags. On Nov 1, 2026 the editor checked this charge against the bill text and removed it.

Reviewed · Nov 2, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to the memorial designation of certain portions of an international border wall and the use of grants related to homeland security for those purposes.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Names require a statute and must honor deceased victims of offenses by an alien.

The bill sets rules for naming parts of the border wall Texas builds on state land along the Mexican border: no names unless a statute allows it, and only for a deceased victim of a crime committed by an alien. It tells the Texas Facilities Commission to build and maintain memorial markers for named sections, but only when a gift, grant or donation covers the cost. It also lets the governor send available homeland security grant money to the commission for those markers.

Labels

Labels: STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE. Voted out of the House State Affairs committee 11-4 on Apr 30, 2025. Never placed on a calendar. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB5010 · 2025-03-13

SOLD BY

Rep. David SpillerRHouse 68

ITEM

relating to the memorial designation of certain portions of an international border wall and the use of grants related to homeland security for those purposes.

WHAT IT DOES

Names require a statute and must honor deceased victims of offenses by an alien.

The bill sets rules for naming parts of the border wall Texas builds on state land along the Mexican border: no names unless a statute allows it, and only for a deceased victim of a crime committed by an alien. It tells the Texas Facilities Commission to build and maintain memorial markers for named sections, but only when a gift, grant or donation covers the cost. It also lets the governor send available homeland security grant money to the commission for those markers.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 25, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to State Affairs
  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  5. Considered in public hearing
  6. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  7. Left pending in committee
  8. Considered in public hearing
  9. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  10. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  11. Committee report distributed
  12. Committee report sent to Calendars
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

David Spiller

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$40KMax Poynor$10,000Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$10K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$40,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$40,000.00

Cash
$40,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$40,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 18, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101009978, 101031338, 101071836.

Max Poynor$10,000.00
Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$10,000.00

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Jun 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100987103, 101057871.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$40,000.00

Cash
$40,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$40,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 18, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101009978, 101031338, 101071836.

×

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Jun 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100987103, 101057871.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses4
For
0
Against
4
On
0
Names

Against

  • Self3 registrations
  • Self; Woori Juntos1 registration
Sources

4 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 25, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Mar 13, 2025

05/07/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report

Data snapshot Nov 2, 2026 at 7:27 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · State Affairs · Committee vote 11 aye, 4 nay · Out of committee

Companion

SB 2453 by Hancock (identical)

Subjects

Aliens

Intergovernmental Relations

State Agencies, Boards & Commissions

State Finances--Management & Control

BORDER

FACILITIES COMMISSION, TEXAS

Text

The text as introduced · 367 words

89R13839 CXP-D

By: Spiller
H.B. No. 5010

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the memorial designation of certain portions of an

international border wall and the use of grants related to homeland

security for those purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 421.072, Government Code, is amended by

adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:

(d) The governor may allocate available federal and state

grants and other funding related to homeland security to the Texas

Facilities Commission for expenses incurred by the commission in

designing, constructing, and maintaining memorial markers under

Subchapter D, Chapter 2152.

SECTION 2. Chapter 2152, Government Code, is amended by

adding Subchapter D to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER D. NAMING OF INTERNATIONAL BORDER WALL

Sec. 2152.151. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "alien" has

the meaning assigned by Section 51.01, Penal Code.

Sec. 2152.152. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This

subchapter applies only to a border wall constructed by this state

on land owned by this state on its international border with the

United Mexican States.

Sec. 2152.153. RESTRICTIONS ON NAMING BORDER WALL. (a)

Except as otherwise provided by statute, a part of a border wall may

not be designated by a name.

(b) A part of a border wall may be designated by the name of

a person only if the person is deceased and was a victim of a crime,

including a border-related crime, committed by a person who is an

alien.

Sec. 2152.154. MEMORIAL MARKERS FOR NAMED PART OF BORDER

WALL. (a) The commission shall erect each memorial marker required

by this subchapter.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the commission may not

design, construct, or erect a memorial marker unless a gift, grant,

or donation of funds is made to the commission to cover the cost of

the design, construction, and erection of the marker.

(c) The commission shall repair and replace each memorial

marker required by this subchapter and maintain the grounds for the

marker.

(d) The commission may accept a gift, grant, or donation

from any public or private source made to assist in financing the

construction and maintenance of a memorial marker.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.